Bears increase ticket prices

The Bears have missed the playoffs for three straight years. But that hasn’t stopped them from increasing ticket prices for the coming season.

The team has announced that ticket prices will be bumped by $2 to $12 per game per seat in 2014, with an average increase of 4.1 percent. Still, 58 percent of the non-club seats will increase by only $2.

The Bears have not opted to pursue the new trend of variable pricing, with lower prices for some games and higher prices for marquee matchups.

The Bears / NFL do not play taxes. Solider Field is subsidized by state taxes. So, why do fans have to pay another dime for overpriced tickets? Like always, the NFL is better watched from my couch. Bad socialism. Then, the promote activities in our neighborhoods, which should be a thank you Illinoisans for give the NFL all this money, but it is a be grateful gesture.